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Hitchcock Chronology: 1972

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Month by Month

January

  • 1st - The Hitchcocks return to London from their Christmas holidays in Marrakesh to continue post-production work on Frenzy.[1]
  • 3rd - Hitchcock films portions of the trailer for Frenzy at London County Hall. Stuntwoman Roberta Gibbs plays the role of the corpse in the River Thames.[2]
  • 15th - The Hitchcocks leave London for New York.[1]
  • 19th - The Hitchcocks arrive back in Los Angeles after visiting New York.[1]
  • 31st - Studio recordings begin for Ron Goodwin's replacement Frenzy score, with evening sessions on January 31st and February 1st, followed by an all-day session on February 4th.[1]

February

  • Post-production on Frenzy is completed by the end of February.[3]

March

April

  • 27th - Hitchcock attends a film class at the University of South California, held by Professor Arthur Knight. The director screens Frenzy for the students.[4]

May

June

  • 2nd - The Hitchcocks spend a night in Paris before flying back to New York the following day.[6]
  • 6th - Hitchcock is awarded an honourary degree from Columbia University.[8][9]
  • 8th - ABC broadcasts a 65-minute interview between Hitchcock and Dick Cavett.[10]
  • 12th - Hitchcock appears on the Mike Douglas Show.[11]
  • 20th - Frenzy is premiered in Boston. The day is officially declared "Alfred Hitchcock Day" by the mayor.[11]
  • 21st - Frenzy is premiered in New York.[12]

July

August

  • 18th - Hitchcock is interviewed during the AFI's Center for Advanced Film Studies' University Advisory Committee Seminar. When asked what he likes to do to cinema audiences, he responds, "Give them pleasure, the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare."[14]

September

  • The Hitchcocks spend September and October touring Europe to promote Frenzy.[15]

October

November

December

See Also...

Notes & References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, page 108
  2. Alfred Hitchcock's London: A Reference Guide to Locations (2009) by Gary Giblin, page 89
  3. Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, page 109
  4. Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, pages 112-3
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, page 113
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, page 114
  7. The Times (29/May/1972) - Letters to the Editor: Hitchcock's "Frenzy"
  8. Columbia Daily Spectator (05/Jun/1972) - Columbia to Grant 6800 Degrees
  9. Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, pages 114-5
  10. The Dick Cavett Show (ABC, 08/Jun/1972)
  11. 11.0 11.1 Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, page 116
  12. Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, page 117
  13. 13.0 13.1 Interview: Camera Three (CBS, 1972)
  14. Interview: Alfred Hitchcock at the AFI Seminar roundtable (18/Aug/1972)
  15. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 714

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